The Leadership Locker

“Everything is life is a battle. This is a battleground, not a playground.” – Vaughn Kohler

On this episode of The Leadership Locker, Rich is joined by author and podcast host Vaughn Kohler. Listen in as Rich and Vaughn discuss discovering your spirituality, tapping into your gifts, and some misconceptions about job jumping. Vaughn also shares what traits most successful entrepreneurs have in common.

Vaughn Kohler is a writer, speaker, and consultant who currently serves as director of development for St. Isidore's Catholic Student Center in Manhattan, Kansas. From 2015-2019, he served as cohost for The MFCEO Project, one of the top-rated business and success podcasts in the world. In addition, he has been a magazine editor, ghostwriter, content marketer, and adjunct instructor for undergraduate and graduate-level communications courses. A former evangelical pastor, Vaughn joined the Catholic Church in 2011.

• 00:09 – Introduction
• 04:58 – Tapping into your spirituality
• 11:29 – Expectation management as an entrepreneur
• 16:41 – The importance of tapping into your gifts
• 20:30 – When the context of your calling changes
• 24:10 – Job jumping vs. exploring
• 28:01 – Wealth and sacrifice
• 31:52 – What most successful entrepreneurs have in common
• 34:08 – How Vaughn got into coaching
• 36:23 – Vaughn’s book Sacred Drive
• 39:05 – Rich’s closing remarks

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Sacred Drive: Biblical Principles for Pursuing Your God-Given Potential by Vaughn Kohler

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On this episode of The Leadership Locker, Rich discusses the importance of positioning yourself in a way where you are comprehensively conveying the services that you provide.

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On this episode of The Leadership Locker, Rich talks about the importance of defining and understanding your goals, so that you only focus on what will help your business move forward.

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On this episode of The Leadership Locker, Rich talks about how to use continuous self-improvement to avoid becoming complacent.

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On this episode of The Leadership Locker, Rich is joined by entrepreneurs Rob Rens and Mike Nemeth. Listen in as they discuss triumphs, failures, and lessons learned from their first two years in business.

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On this episode of The Leadership Locker, Rich talks about the importance of visibility in personal branding.

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On this episode of The Leadership Locker, Rich talks about a different approach to sales, focusing more on diagnosing your prospective client’s needs rather than pitching to them.

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“Wherever you are, learn as much as you can in those chapters of your journey, because they might prepare you for the next one.” – Ben Newman

On this episode of The Leadership Locker, Rich is joined by performance coach Ben Newman. Listen is as they discuss Ben’s unique leadership style, having the confidence to follow your calling, coaching the uncoachable, and dealing with fear, doubt and uncertainty like a high performer.

Ben Newman is a highly regarded Performance Coach, International Speaker and Best-Selling Author, whose clients include Fortune 500 companies around the world, business executives, sales organizations and professional athletes in the NFL, PGA, NBA, MLB, UFC and NCAA.

Ben serves as a Mental Conditioning Coach for the 18-time National Champion Alabama Crimson Tide football team and has worked with players from the last 3 Super Bowl Champion teams. He was recently selected by Influencive.com as one of the TOP 10 Motivators in Sports and Real Leaders Magazine selected him as one of their 2019 and 2020 TOP 50 Speakers in the World.

• 00:09 – Introduction
• 03:03 – How Ben got to where he is now
• 06:23 – Taking the leap
• 09:01 – Pivoting vs. surrendering to your calling
• 10:29 – Having the confidence to pursue your dreams
• 12:28 – Ben’s unique approach to coaching teams
• 18:59 – Leadership challenges
• 23:14 – Communication and leadership
• 26:14 – “The work comes before the belief”
• 29:50 – The expense of coaching
• 33:25 – Coaching the uncoachable
• 35:38 – Fear, doubt and uncertainty in high performers
• 38:58 – Ben’s Unrequired Workout
• 43:29 – Leading by example
• 45:05 – Uncommon Leadership
• 47:30 – Rich’s closing thoughts

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On this episode of The Leadership Locker, Rich reflects on his recent trip to The Arete Syndicate Summit in St. Louis, and his realization about the importance of surrounding yourself with people that will force you to up your game and take it to the next level.

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On this episode of The Leadership Locker, Rich talks about how the reason people get disappointed when you fail is because they care about you and want you to succeed, and why that encouragement is so important.

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